Kathryn Mayer
Kathryn Mayer is HRE’s former benefits editor and chair of the Health & Benefits Leadership Conference. She has covered benefits for the better part of a decade, and her stories have won multiple awards, including a Jesse H. Neal Award and honors from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and the National Federation of Press Women. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Denver.
Among the top 2023 benefits trends: affordability and family support
The vast majority of companies say they are looking to enhance their health and benefit offerings next year in order to attract and retain talent.
As inflation hits 40-year high, how is it changing employer strategy?
Soaring cost-of-living is spurring employers to rethink several workplace strategies, from return to office mandates to benefits tactics.
Post-Roe, how can employers prepare for legal complications?
One legal expert answers burning questions for organizations about navigating state policies, abortion travel benefits and more.
Number of the day: remote v. in-person employee performance
New data 'signals that innovative remote and hybrid approaches to work indeed are working,' says one expert.
Growing number of HR leaders responding to Roe reversal
A growing number of HR and company leaders are feeling compelled to address the news as more employees seek social leadership from their employers.
Most employers aren’t expanding benefits, in spite of retention woes
Organizations 'are not agile enough to adapt to the market,' one industry expert says.
The latest on what HR needs to know about Roe v. Wade reversal
An explainer guide regarding the recent end of federal abortion rights, including what organizations should do now.
Number of the day: Retirement support
An overwhelming majority of employees say their employers need to do more to help them with their post-work savings.
Post-Roe, HR challenges abound: Backlash likely ‘no matter what you do’
Company leaders are wrestling with decisions from voicing opinions to expanding abortion coverage for employees.
Many companies responding to Roe reversal with abortion travel benefits
Disney and JP Morgan Chase are among a growing list of employers announcing they will cover employees’ expenses if they have to travel for abortion services.
